Oliver Glasner names Crystal Palace player who was 'very good' in Dynamo Kyiv win

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has singled out one of his players after Thursday night’s Conference League win over Dynamo Kyiv. The Eagles came out on top in Poland thanks to goals from Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah, and they had to hold out after a red card for Borna Sosa with 14 minutes remaining.

The Eagles have had a superb start to the season, remaining unbeaten across all competitions, and we are now in October. It’s a very impressive record, and Glasner will be pleased to see some of his new signing already having an impact, including Yeremy Pino, who got an assist in Poland.

“He was very good,” the Palace boss said. “He worked so hard. In the last games, he didn't get the reward, but he's such a great guy, he always keeps going and he gets more and more used to the way we are playing.

“The second assist was too quick for my eyes! I'm already an old guy, too far away, it was too quick, so I’ll have to look back at it on TV! But it was a fantastic assist, and a very good performance.”

Palace have already played in three competitions this season, and they have managed to remain unbeaten in the Premier League, Conference League and Carabao Cup. “We don't prefer any competition,” Glasner added. “We always want to win the next game, and I just told the players now after the game, ‘congratulations for this good start’. We have huge respect for Dynamo Kyiv, so playing away, starting with a win with three points in the Conference League is very positive.

“But now we have to switch the focus and it started really now. We start here to be ready for Everton on Sunday. Every single competition is the same, it is as important as the other one, and this is how we want to continue, game by game, and doing the best every single game.

“I’m proud that we could start the Conference League away against a very good opponent. I don't think about this [unbeaten] run, because it has already happened, so for me it is important what comes next, and next comes Everton, and their new stadium.

“We are really looking forward to this game, a great atmosphere, a great stadium, they are in very good shape. We could do everything today we planned to do: it was planned to play JP [Mateta] one half and Eddie Nketiah one half, it was planned to play Daichi [Kamada] and Yeremy about 60 minutes, and play Justin [Deveny] and Isma [Sarr] about 30, that everybody stays in shape, stays in rhythm.

“It was not planned, but I think he deserved it: it was the debut of Rio Cardines today, a young player who deserved it. The players know I don't give gifts. Minutes are not gifts, you have to deserve it, and he deserved it, so today was the right moment. A very positive day for us.”

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